Reporting from the Herald said the layoffs will cut its newsroom in half.
EVERETT, Wash. — On Monday, Everett Herald staffers, supported by community members and elected leaders, protested layoffs by Carpenter Media Group.
The Mississippi-based company took over the paper in March. Last week, a dozen journalists learned their jobs had been eliminated. According to a story published by the Herald, the employees laid off encompass half its newsroom.
“We’re fighting to protect the future of our newspaper,” Sophia Gates said. Gates, a former City Hall reporter for the Herald, is one of the 12 staffers being let go. “Without us here, there
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